⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their four- They went cold, four of twenty from three
- A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q1 6:28 · LAC 25-16 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 2:51 · LAC 55-44 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 4:41 · LAC 76-67 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeAndre Jordan traveling
Q4 2:11 · LAC 96-90 NY
- Turnover
DeAndre Jordan offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 1:06 · LAC 96-92 NY
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · LAC 99-94 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 7:54 · LAC 68-61 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Robin Lopez offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 2:53 · LAC 93-90 NY
📊The numbers
| LAC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 13 | Threes made | 4 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
